"Australia as we all knew and know it, warts and all, ...race riots, the Melbourne Cup, the Stawell Gift, World War I and II, Vietnam, the depression, Aboriginal land rights, feminism, homosexuality, real love, the Solo man, the Harbour Bridge, Flinders Ranges, Barrier Reef, Bob Hawke, Bjelke-Petersen, the Labor split, infidelity and indoor plants." (Jacket blurb)